Man caught on camera stealing laptop from McDonald's

Boynton Beach police try to ID thief from surveillance video

Police are trying to identify a man who was caught on camera stealing a laptop from a McDonald's restaurant in Boynton Beach.

Boynton Beach police released surveillance video from the New Year's Day theft Wednesday.

The victim told police he stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, leaving his laptop and cellphone on the table.

Surveillance video shows another man walk back and forth near the table several times before taking the laptop, stuffing it in his shorts and walking out of the restaurant. The video shows him come back and use his shirt in an attempt to wipe his fingerprints off the table.

The victim's cellphone was also stolen.

Anyone who recognizes the thief is asked to call police.

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